236118 Residential Remodelers

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the remodeling construction (including additions, alterations, reconstruction, maintenance, and repairs) of houses and other residential buildings, single-family and multifamily. Included in this industry are remodeling general contractors, for-sale remodelers, remodeling design-build firms, and remodeling project construction management firms.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Building single-family houses for others as general contractors are classified in U.S. Industry 236115, New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders).
• Building multifamily buildings for others as general contractors are classified in U.S. Industry 236116, New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders).
• Building houses or other residential buildings, on their own account for sale as speculative builders or merchant builders are classified in U.S. Industry 236117, New Housing For-Sale Builders.
• Remodeling nonresidential buildings are classified in Industry Group 2362, Nonresidential Building Construction, based on the type of structure being remodeled.
• Performing specialized construction work on houses or other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors.
• Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Businesses that use this code

• Home remodeling contractor
• Handyman business

Activities listed under 236118

The Census index assigns these 28 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Addition, alteration and renovation (i.e., construction), multifamily building
• Addition, alteration and renovation (i.e., construction), residential building
• Addition, alteration and renovation of single-family dwellings
• Addition, alteration and renovation, multifamily building, for-sale builders
• Addition, alteration and renovation, multifamily building, general contractors
• Addition, alteration and renovation, residential building, for-sale builders
• Addition, alteration and renovation, residential building, general contractors
• Addition, alteration and renovation, single-family housing, for-sale builders
• Addition, alteration and renovation, single-family housing, general contractors
• Building, residential, addition, alteration and renovation
• Construction management, residential remodeling
• Fire and flood restoration, multifamily building, general contractors
• Fire and flood restoration, single-family housing, general contractors
• Handyman construction service, residential building
• Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating)
• Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating), multifamily building, for-sale builders
• Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating), multifamily building, general contractors
• Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating), single-family housing, for-sale builders
• Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating), single-family housing, general contractors
• Home renovation
• Porch construction, residential-type
• Remodeling and renovating for-sale builders
• Remodeling and renovating general contractors, multifamily building
• Remodeling and renovating general contractors, residential
• Remodeling and renovating general contractors, single-family housing
• Remodeling and renovating single-family housing
• Remodeling and renovating, residential building
• Sunroom additions, residential

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 236118

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 236118, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $45 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Similar codes to compare

• 236115New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders)
• 236116New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders)
• 236117New Housing For-Sale Builders